The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-03
Mr.. F. L. Thomas Elected to Fill the
Position for the Rest of the Season.
Pittsburg 0verwhelms Detroit. Philadelphia
Yields to Boston and Washington to New
York-ConteSts of the Association Clubs.

II anybody weakened on the Indianapolis ball
club because of its three successive defeats at
the hands of the Detroit nine their confidence
must have been in large measure restored by
the result of yesterdays contest with the League
champions from Chicago. In yesterdays game
good playing was supplemented by fair luck and
the result overwhelming defeat for An
sons ball players. The weather all forenoon
was threatening and about noon a heavy shower
of rain FELL dam pening the grounds to such
extent as to materially interfere with good base
running but this troubled the home club much
more than it did the visitors, for the latter did
not got men on first base often enough to
make it interesting. Boyle was in great
condition and never pitched a better
game in his life. while Myers's work
behind the bat equally good. The heavy
batters with Anson's team could do little or
nothing with Boyles curves. and but five safe
hits made off his delivery during the game.
On the other hand, the home club found com
parativey little trouble in batting Baldwln's
delivery about they chose and twelve of the
sixteen hits with which they credited were
legitimate base hits. Doescher again umpired
the game, and did it very acceptably. although
his task rendered easy by the absence of
any very close decisions. The indianapolis
boys did good work in the field as at the bat,
the only errors made by them in the course of
the game being charged to McGeachy, and at
least one, if not both of these, fairly
cusable, one of them being made in effort to
capture ball for which record PLAYER would
have made effort.
The fun began in the very first inning, Jerry
Denny making splendid home-run drive
right-ield fence after Seery and Glasscock had
gone out The game was won in the second by
hard hitting. excellent baserunning and Sui-
vans muff Of Boyle's long fly to left field. Nc
Geachy led off with base hit past Pfeffer and
went to second a passed ball. Bassett was
given his base on called balls, and Cahil ad-
vanced each base on a safe hit to left. sharp
fielding alone preventing a score Myers went
out on fly to Ryan. on which McGeachy crosssad
the plate and Sullivan's muff of Boye's fly to
the left-feld fence let in Bas-
sett and Cahll See-y then fol-
lowed with a two.base hi. on which
Boyle scored Seery, after getting to third,
caught at the plate in effort to come home
passed ball. and Glasscock ended the inning
by going out from Baldwin to Arson.
No more runs were added un til the ffth inn
ing. whom Seery scored base balls.
steal to second on Willams's tumble and base
hit by Denny. In the seventh three more were
added. Myers leading off with a base hit, steal
ing second. and coming home Boyles two
Dagger The latter overran the base and was
put out Seery followed with safe hit, stole
second and scored on Glasscock's single which
Sullivan again fumbled The latter also stole
second, went to third n passed ball, and
scored ON Denny's ont at first.
For the Chicagos, Baldwin made the only run,
In the eighth inning. getting to first a hit,
stealing second. and coming home Sundays
three base hit Throughout the game they
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taken n criterion of their ability, Indianapolis
has the better club. Baldwin was at times a lit
tie wild in bis pitching and sent four men to
first base balls. two of whom afterwards
scored. Pfeffers work at second excellent,
he making two brilliant catches. and Williamson
distinguished himself by or two unusual
stops. For Indianapolis. Cahil made a splendid
play, fielding Sullivan out at third base from
right field Bassett and Shomberg did good
work at their respective bases and in short, the
whole team played like ball players. Followingis
THE SCORE: